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On 26.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata organised a workshop on Prevention of Sexual Harrassment of women for the students. The event was an interactive one where students participated in various activities to understand the gravity and importance of the topic. The event was conducted by Ms. Dola Dey Mitra, Legal Advisor, The Hope Foundation who spoke in detail about the topic. The event helped students reaffirm their commitment to make society safer for women. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts.

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On 26.8.25 IHM Taratala Kolkata invited Mr Soosnata Chowdhury, Fleet Manager, Hotel Operations (Guest Services), Princess Cruises and a proud Alumnus of IHM Taratala Kolkata, to conduct a session on “Career Opportunities in Cruise Liners” for final year students. The students found the session to be informative and engaging. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Mr Mukherjee for his efforts.

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On 25.8.25, A team of students led by senior faculty member, IHM Taratala Kolkata, Ms Sohini Basu Mukhopadhyay visited Fairfield by Marriott to attend a session on current trends in cleaning agents and housekeeping equipment organised by Diversey corporation, the leading brand in Housekeeping cleaning agents. This is a part of the Memorandum of Understanding or MoU between IHM Taratala Kolkata and Marriott International. The students of IHM Taratala Kolkata participated with enthusiasm and received appreciation from the facilitators. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts.

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As published in the daily Travel and Tourism Times, Mr Shantanu Ranjan Pal, General Manager of Marasa Sarovar Premiere, Bodhgaya, a proud Alumnus of IHM Taratala Kolkata’s class of 2000 has been presented with the title of General Manager of the Year 2024 in the Upscale hotel category at the Prestigious event Sync 2025 held at Sarovar Portico in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan congratulated Mr Pal for his achievement.

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In a recent article published in Sananda Magazine, titled – “*China Town er Oli Goli Te*”, IHM Taratala Kolkata was given bibliographical credit.
The material was adapted from the researched book published by IHM Taratala Kolkata, titled – “*The tale of Tangra: Chinese Culinary Delight*”. The credit has been given to the authorship team led by Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan along with HOD Mr Ashok Kumar Prasad and Chef Trainers, Chef Swarup Saha, Chef Silajit Ghosh and Chef Arijit Mitra. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts and congratulated them for their achievement.

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IHM Taratala Kolkata is proud to announce the publishing of Latin American recipes curated by Chef Trainers, Chef Samuel Labher, Chef Silajit Ghosh, Chef Subhadip Saha and Chef Pratiti Pal in the yearly Puja edition – Pujabarshiki of Sananda Bengali magazine. The curated list includes Sumptuous main savouries and Delectable desserts. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts.

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As published in Sananda Magazine, Chef Manjit Singh Gill, President IFCA, interacted with students of IHM Taratala Kolkata talking about his experiences and enlightening them with his guidance on the sidelines of the EICA Culinary Kaizens Competition held at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangon on 2-3.8.25 – IHM Taratala Kolkata acting as the administrative Partner. The service aptitude and grooming of the students drew praise from many eminent guests of the event including Chef Gill himself. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts.

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On 20.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata invited Dr. Pallabi Ghosh, Faculty member at IBS Kolkata for Student Development Program on the Art of Public speaking to master the ways of public speaking along with tips and tricks to tackling Personal Interviews and Group Discussions. The students appreciated the sessions as helpful and comprehensive. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Dr. Ghosh for her efforts.

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Chef Y.B. Mathur continued the Culinary Economics Workshop at our institute – IHM-Kolkata, focusing today’s training on controls in food businesses. We learnt the controls within the functional departments, such as purchasing, receiving, and storing, as well as those in operational departments. The students learnt the importance of general and food cost controls and the responsibilities of staff. We learnt about the standard cost control tools and different types of controls to respond to the quality and quantity of food. We learnt that controls must be implemented before the start of business operations. Control points are essential guide rails, Chef Mathur taught us.
We learnt the control-related roles of various professionals in a food business.

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Chef Y.B. Mathur continued the Culinary Economics training at IHM-Kolkata. Today’s session focused on yield management and maximisation. Chef Mathur also instructed us on how to achieve higher saleable yields.
Chefs must regularly assess the saleable yield and utilise fabricated ingredients and food products efficiently in menu items. Inferences from a Standard Yield Test indicate the profitable use of by-products as well.
The students understood that market disruptions and weather conditions lead to insufficient saleable yields to generate profit from the ingredient. The chef also trained us on the Principles of Yield Maximisation, including tools to achieve the best saleable yield, and explained the red flags that chefs must watch out for.
Through a case study, Chef Mathur trained us on how the standard purchase specifications directly correlate with the standard yield and all Standard Cost Control Tools. We learnt that the quality of the purchased ingredients must be consistent with the desired saleable yield. The standard purchase specifications must be amended if this is not the case.
Saleable and revenue-generating menu items must be produced as by-products of the yield management process.

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From 7.8.25-14.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata invited Ms. Ritu Jolly, Head of Learning & Development- ITC Royal Bengal & ITC Sonar for mock interview sessions for the final year students of IHM Taratala Kolkata. Ms. Jolly effectively demonstrated and shared tips as to how to appear for interviews in preparation for the upcoming campus interview season and expressed appreciation of the students’ grooming and preparedness. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Ms. Jolly for her efforts

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On 18.8.25 as part of its Anti Ragging week celebrations IHM Taratala Kolkata showcased a documentary to the students on the topic of Anti Ragging. The documentary session was perceived as enlightening by the students and students appreciated the same. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their presence

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On 13.8.25 IHM Taratala Kolkata conducted a Poster making competition on the theme of Anti Ragging as part of the Anti Ragging week celebrations. Students participated in large numbers for the same. The students expressed their creativity in paper through their art. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts

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On 13.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata conducted a session on anti Ragging for the first year students as part of its celebration of Anti Ragging week. For the same esteemed speakers Ms Sonali Nandi, Director & CEO, Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy and Ms Sathi Chakraborty, Former Director & Consultant, Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy were invited. Both Ms. Nandi and Ms. Chakraborty spoke effectively about the concept of Ragging and provisions of the Anti Ragging rules and regulations in place. The students found the session informative and helpful. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Ms. Nandi and Ms. Chakraborty for their efforts

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On 12.8.25 in celebration of Anti Ragging week IHM Taratala Kolkata conducted an essay writing competition for the students. Students participated in large numbers and expressed their creativity in words. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their participation.

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On 2.8.25-3.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata collaborated with EICA as an administrative partner to conduct the Culinary Kaizens program at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangon. The students of IHM Taratala distinguished themselves in terms of grooming, presentation and service delivery in all aspects that they worked in – stage management, F and B service, and VIP handling. Further to that many students participated in the several competitions held with many successful prizes including Ms. Harshita Thakur, 3rd position for The art of cake competition, Ms. Hrishani Ghosh, Star Position , The art of the cake competition, Ms. Sohini Das 2nd prize in Regional Mishti competition. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan was invited as a guest of honour along side Chief guest Honourable MP of Sikkim Dr Indra Hang Subba and Mr. Pranav Prakash, Deputy Director General and Regional Director (East) India Tourism, Kolkata, Ministry of Tourism Government of India along with Stalwarts of the Hospitality Industry like Chef Manjit Singh Gill, President IFCA and Chef Satish Arora, Director Food Production at IHCL. Mr. Sadhukhan was further invited as part of the opening ceremony of the program followed by invitation as a speaker on a panel discussion which followed. Post the discussion Mr. Sadhukhan was felicitated by EICA on stage. HOD Mr. Ashok Kumar Prasad was also invited as a judge in the competitions. Mr. Sadhukhan thanked the team for their outstanding work and achievements.

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On 2.8.25-3.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata collaborated with EICA as an administrative partner to conduct the Culinary Kaizens program at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangon. The students of IHM Taratala distinguished themselves in terms of grooming, presentation and service delivery in all aspects that they worked in – stage management, F and B service, and VIP handling. Further to that many students participated in the several competitions held with many successful prizes including Ms. Harshita Thakur, 3rd position for The art of cake competition, Ms. Hrishani Ghosh, Star Position , The art of the cake competition, Ms. Sohini Das 2nd prize in Regional Mishti competition. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan was invited as a guest of honour along side Chief guest Honourable MP of Sikkim Dr Indra Hang Subba and Mr. Pranav Prakash, Deputy Director General and Regional Director (East) India Tourism, Kolkata, Ministry of Tourism Government of India along with Stalwarts of the Hospitality Industry like Chef Manjit Singh Gill, President IFCA and Chef Satish Arora, Director Food Production at IHCL. Mr. Sadhukhan was further invited as part of the opening ceremony of the program followed by invitation as a speaker on a panel discussion which followed. Post the discussion Mr. Sadhukhan was felicitated by EICA on stage. HOD Mr. Ashok Kumar Prasad was also invited as a judge in the competitions. Mr. Sadhukhan thanked the team for their outstanding work and achievements.

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Monday, 18 August 2025​​
SOCIAL MEDIA POST – DAY ONE – STUDENTS.
Culinary Economics Workshop at IHM Kolkata
Chef Y. B. Mathur is camping at the institute to train students in the intricacies of Culinary Economics.
The participants learnt that culinary professionals must improve their financial understanding to advance their careers. The students understood that culinary economics applications must be used to develop new business models. Chefs and businesses can enhance their profits through the clever use of Culinary Economics. We learnt how Culinary Economics is an emerging and robust academic framework for cuisine-led businesses. We also learnt that all culinary businesses are customer-focused. Building customer trust is essential for greater profitability. This can be accomplished through transparent and continually developing operating standards and strategies. Professionals with higher financial literacy are less financially vulnerable, recover from adverse disruptions more quickly, and utilise positive disruptions more efficiently. Culinary economics shows that financial knowledge helps recover from losses and disruptions more easily and quickly, compared to when recovery is difficult.
We learnt about the challenges faced by the food industry, the current Indian food and beverage landscape, and the operations of global food brands, as well as how these brands prepare themselves against negative market disruptions.
Today’s training session concluded with an understanding of how Culinary Economics assists chefs and culinary professionals.

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On 7.8.25, The anti ragging committee of IHM Taratala Kolkata met to deliberate on the new academic session and how to accommodate the new joinees. Further the itinerary of the Anti ragging week was also decided. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their participation and wished the entire committee all the best for the upcoming academic year

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On 13.8.25 IHM Taratala Kolkata in collaboration with Consumer Affairs department – Directorate of Consumer Affairs & Fair Business Practices, Government of West Bengal conducted a session on Consumer Awareness and on Consumer Protection Act 2019 and WBRTPS act 2013 for faculty members, staff and students of the institute. A team of officers led by Ms. Moumita Das, Assistant Director, Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal delivered an enlightening presentation on consumer affairs and rights. Students described the session as enlightening and interesting. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts

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On 19.7.25, Ms Sohini Basu Mukhopadhyay, senior Faculty Member IHM Taratala Kolkata represented the institute at the Shine and Glow 10th National Housekeeping Convention 2025 held at Leela Ambience, Gurugram. Ms. Sohini Basu Mukhopadhyay shared the stage with eminent Housekeeping professionals including corporate Housekeepers and Leading members of Academia from Rooms division across the country. She took the centre stage and effectively displayed her knowledge and prowess on the subject at this national platform. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Ms. Basu Mukhopadhyay for her efforts.

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On 15.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata celebrated the 79th Independence Day of India at the Institute premises with patriotic fervor. The chief guest of the program was Mr. Pranav Prakash, Deputy Director General and Regional Director (East) India Tourism, Kolkata, Ministry of Tourism Government of India. The program started off with the hoisting of the Tiranga in all its glory – to answer the call of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s campaign Har Ghar Tiranga. This was followed by a set of patriotic songs by the students and prize distribution for the events held on the occassion of Har Ghar Tiranga. The campus echoed with Patriotic slogans like Jai Hind and Vande Mataram. The event ended with service of Breakfast. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan and Mr Prakash took to the occassion to serve the breakfast to Faculty members, staff and students themselves. Mr Sadhukhan thanked all for their presence

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On 14.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata as part of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s campaign of Har Ghar Tiranga set up a selfie counter on the theme of the Tiranga. There was a huge turnout from the students in clicking pictures at the stand. The students displayed their enthusiasm in expressing their love for their country. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts

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On 14.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata conducted a workshop on Rashtriya Karmayogi Large scale Jan seva programme where the faculty and staff members of the institute and staff members from India Tourism Office Kolkata participated. The participants were taught various aspects of the service mindset and concept of serving the people of India as a whole. The training conducted by Master Trainers Ms Sohini Basu Mukhopadhyay and Ms Parijat Mukherjee and monitored by lead trainer Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan. The training was held under the larger Karmayogi framework of the Capacity Building Commission of the Government of India instilling a culture of excellence and continuous learning within public servants and government officers. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their participation.

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On 14.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata as part of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s campaign of Har Ghar Tiranga conducted a face painting competition. There was a huge turnout from the students who displayed their creativity in expressing their love for their country. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts

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On 14.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata as part of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s campaign of Har Ghar Tiranga conducted a face painting competition. There was a huge turnout from the students who displayed their creativity in expressing their love for their country. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts

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On 13.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata conducted an essay writing competition to answer the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s call of “Har Ghar Tiranga”. The competition on the topic “79th Independence Day” saw huge turnout from students who shared their views on India’s journey of progress. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts

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On 13.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata conducted an essay writing competition to answer the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s call of “Har Ghar Tiranga”. The competition on the topic “79th Independence Day” saw huge turnout from students who shared their views on India’s journey of progress. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their efforts

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We asked the parents why did they choose IHM Taratala Kolkata ?— Here is the Feedback.

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On 4.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata welcomed it’s new batch of short course students of various streams who have decided to enter the hospitality industry after choosing IHM Taratala Kolkata. The program involved eminent speakers from the industry discussing about their experiences and journey in the hospitality industry like
Chef Mohan Singh, Executive Sous Chef, Zen, The Park Kolkata
Mr Manoj Shaw – Restaurant Manager, Taj Bengal Kolkata
Mr Sarfaraz Ahmed – Restaurant Manager, Taj Bengal Kolkata
Mr Vijay Babu – Restaurant Manager, Taj Bengal Kolkata
Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan further addressed the new batch talking about their journey ahead and the learnings that they are going to gather including technical and soft skills. Mr Sadhukhan thanked all the new joiner’s for putting their trust in IHM Taratala Kolkata.

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On 4.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata welcomed it’s new batch of MSc students who have decided to hone their management skills further by choosing IHM Taratala Kolkata. The program involved eminent speakers from the industry discussing about their experiences and journey in the hospitality industry like Mr Jaagrit Sarkar, Assistant Manager Sales, The Park, Kolkata Ms Aneesha Banerjee, HR Recruiter,Proviso manpower management and now a future assignment at AWFIS, Bengaluru as COMMUNITY SERVICE EXECUTIVE Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan further addressed the new batch talking about their journey ahead and the learnings that they are going to gather including technical and soft skills. Mr Sadhukhan thanked all the new joiner’s for putting their trust in IHM Taratala Kolkata.

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On 5.8.25, IHM Taratala Kolkata conducted a workshop on Rashtriya Karmayogi Large scale Jan seva programme where the faculty and staff members of the institute and staff members from India Tourism Office Kolkata participated. The participants were taught various aspects of the service mindset and concept of serving the people of India as a whole. The training conducted by Master Trainers Ms Sohini Basu Mukhopadhyay and Ms Parijat Mukherjee and monitored by lead trainer Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan. The training was held under the larger Karmayogi framework of the Capacity Building Commission of the Government of India instilling a culture of excellence and continuous learning within public servants and government officers. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for their participation.

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Between 28.7.25-1.8.25, Mr Vikram Kukreja, Founder TBH circle visited IHM Taratala Kolkata and took a series of masterclasses on enhancing performance related to soft skills and body language of the final year BSc students who are soon to face the campus placement season. Mr Kukreja found the final year students of IHM Taratala Kolkata to be bright and having the right attitude. The students provided overwhelming positive feedback for the session. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Mr Kukreja for his efforts.

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On 3.8.25, Chef Trainer Samuel Labher of IHM Taratala Kolkata was invited as a judge of a cookery competition for students held at MP Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School Kolkata. He meticulously judged the competition and used his immense experience in the Industry to evaluate. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Chef Labher for his efforts

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On 31.7.25, Chef Trainer Kritika Bose Guha was invited to be a judge on the panel of the competition “Smart Bazar Kitchen Superstar” for home makers owing to her immense experience in the food production department. The competition was organized by Reliance smart Bazar of DCN mall, Jessort Road kolkata. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked her for her efforts.

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From 28.7.25-01.08.25 IHM Taratala Kolkata welcomed the class of 2025-28 through an extensive weeklong induction program. The program started off with a welcome address by Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan followed by HOD Ms Rita Mitra and the students got introduced to the team of faculty members who would be taking the classes for the new batch. The event was dotted with a star studded list of eminent speakers including Mr. Shekhar Mukherjee- General Manager Taj Sats Air Catering Limited, Mr. Junaid Majid Sheik, Ms. Ritu Jolly- Head of Learning & Development ITC Sonar & Royal Bengal, and Mr. Sudipta Haldar- Assistant Director Human Resource, Fairfield by Marriott. Mr. Aninda Palit- Director and Co- Owner Savourites Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., Chef Subrata Debnath- Area Director Culinary and Executive Chef- Taj City Centre New Town and Ms. Ishani Priyadarshini- Entrepreneur, Chef & Consultant. The students were briefed on various aspects of the Institute including exams, training and placement, students activity etc. Students were also briefed about the availability of vegetarian option for cookery classes. The latter part of the program included extensive discussions and presentations on the entire course curriculum where individual faculty members briefed the students about various aspects of the subjects. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked all for choosing IHM Taratala Kolkata and congratulated the new students for their achievement.

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Catch Mr. Amar Nath Pandey, on Hospemag magazine. Mr. Pandey is a proud Alumnus of IHM Taratala Kolkata’s class of 2001, currently serving as the General Manager at Ramada Encore Amritsar as he shares his insights about his career and life as a hotelier and enlightens us about his journey till date. We heartily congratulate Mr. Pandey on his achievements.

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On 30.7.25, Mr. Rajiv Gujral, ex-Senior VP, IHCL Trustee, Indian Craft Village Trust and Ms. Samadrita Chakravarty, Chief Operating Officer, Indian Craft Village Trust along with HR and Finance head arrived at IHM Taratala Kolkata to conduct discussions on possible partnerships and collaborations at the upcoming Indian Craft Village aimed to showcase Indian Hunar (skills). The team was treated to a pure vegetarian and plant based sattwik lunch curated by Chef trainer Aalekhya Adhikary.
The menu was interestingly explained by Chef Adhikari to the guests and the meal started with prayers to Goddess Annapoorna. The guests enjoyed the delicacies and praised Chef Adhikari for his innovation, creativity and taste of dishes. Honourable Principal Mr Raja Sadhukhan thanked Mr. Gujral and Ms. Chakravarty for their visit to IHM Taratala Kolkata.